SUICIDE

AND
MENTAL
ISSUES
“ You are more precious to this world than you will ever
know.”
Presentation Overview:
● Defining suicide, mental issues and Asperger’s syndrome
● The causes, consqences and methods of suicide
● Getting introduced to types of suiciders
● Warning signs to look out for
● Islams and christianity point of view in suicide
● Ways to prevent suicide
● Depression, eating disorder, bullying , domestic violence and how to
overcome them

Nada Ahmed
SUICIDE
 CONTENT
1 2 3
What is Causes & Methods used
suicide? consequences to commit
of suicide suicide

4 5 6
Warning signs & Teen Islams point
preventing Suicide of view
suicide
definitions:

- is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

- destruction of one's own interests or prospects.
- a person who intentionally takes their own life.

Nada Ahmed
 “ Suicide isnt cowardly.
I’ll tell you what is cowardly:
treating people so badly

that they want to end their lives.”

- Ashley Purdy

Nada Ahmed
 Random facts:

● Japan: reported to have highest number of cases

● India: about one-third of suicides over the world happen in India

Retaj Maher
 Types of Suiciders

There are two types of suiciders. One is Suicide Completers and the other is Suicide
Attempters .
Suicide Completers tend to use more lethal methods such as firearms and hanging while
Suicide Attempters often use common methods such as taking overdoses or drowning.

Nada Ahmed
 Solution:
● If we made common suicide methods less accisable, number of suicides can
be decreased. For example restricting access to pesticides, firearms, and
known-used drugs.

● Suicides can be prevented by removing the means since it is an impulse

decision.

● Misuse of alcohol and mental disorders should treated, controlled and

solved.

● Gun-controlled measures in a number of countries have seen a reduction in

suicides and other related gun-deaths

Nada Ahmed
 Causes of Suicide
There are many causes of suicide mental health problem

● bullying or discrimination
● different types of abuse, including domestic, sexual or physical abuse
● bereavement, including losing a loved one to suicide
● the end of a relationship
● long-term physical pain or illness
● money problems
● housing problems, including homelessness
● isolation or loneliness
● being in prison

Yumna Abdulqader
 Suicide Methods
The way in which a person choose to end his life is called Sucide Method.
Suicide attempets is usually done by suicide attemptors , it
usually doesn’t lead to death but it can cause huge damage to the person
doing it.

These are examples for the lethal methods that are

usually done by Suicide Completers:

● Hanging
● Poisoning by pesticides
● Firearms

These are examples for the common methods that is usually done by Suicide
Attemptors.

● Jumping from an overheight

● Drowing
● Overdoses
Nada Ahmed
 Warning signs

•Poor job performance/evaluation •Bullying

•Being passed over for promotion or
career opportunities
•Rejection or failed relationships
•Debilitating sickness or illness
•Death of a loved one
•Financial problems
•Loss of social support systems
•Facing NJP or other legal actions
Feeling ashamed or humiliated

Retaj maher
 what does islam say about suicide?
● In Islam : suicide is prohibited.

● In christianity: suicide is a sin.

● In the 19th century in Europe the act of suicide shifted from being viewed as caused by sin to being caused
by insanity.

Retaj Maher
 what does islam say about suicide?
Allah the Almighty says,
And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed]
except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use
reason [Qur`an 6: 151 ]
and,
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you
ever Merciful [Qur'an 4: 29].
Thabit Ibn Al-Dahak narrated that the Prophet [peace and blessings be
upon him] said, “Whosoever kills himself with anything in this world
will be tortured with it on the Day of Judgment.”
retaj maher
 General risk factors for teen suicide:

● Depression and other mental health issues (more on that later…)

● Substance use/abuse disorders
● Prior attempts of suicide, “practicing behaviors”
● Family history of suicide
● Suicide of close friend/love interest
● Exposure to family violence
● Firearms in home/easy access to firearms (LE/Military families)
● Incarceration
● Exposure to suicidal behavior/gesturing by friends, social media etc.
● Military or work stress or school pressure , relationship or family problems

● NOTE: Girls will attempt more often, boys will succeed more often

Retaj Maher
 Important

● People die committing suicide when they are already dead from
inside.
● People who died by suicide they weren’t weak minded they were
sick
● YOU need to understand that suicide isn’t selfish either is it a
choice
● YOU HAVE to be aware that social perfection can prevent
someone from admitting that they feel suicidal or having suicide
thoughts

Maryam Nabail
 Preventing suicide

Population strategies

● Increasing public awareness

● Create protective environments
● Teach coping and problem -solving skills
● Strengthen access and delivery of suicide care

If you believe someone may be thinking about suicide:

● Call 911, if danger for self-harm seems imminent.
● Ask them if they are thinking about killing themselves. (This will not put the idea into their head or
make it more likely that they will attempt suicide.)
● Listen without judging and show you care.
● Stay with the person (or make sure the person is in a private, secure place with another caring person)
until you can get further help.
● Remove any objects that could be used in a suicide attempt.
Retaj maher
 QUESTIONS TIME !!

● How many types of suiciders are there? And what are they?
● Give me atleast one way to prevent/avoid suicude attempts.
● What is islam’s point of view?
● What is your opinion about suicide ?

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION:

● Who do you think will attempt suicide more often : boys or girls?
● Who do you think will succeed more often? : boys or girls?

ANS: Girls will attempt more often, boys will succeed more often.
 LET IT RAIN SOME FACTS

Suicide is the second leading

Suicide is the tenth leading cause
cause of death in 15-29 years old
of death worldwide.
globally

Unmarried women are less likely to World’s suicide preventation day is

hang themselves than married women. on 10th september

Farah Islam & Fatma Suleymangolu

Mental
Issues
 CONTENT
1 Depression 4 BL or harassment

2 Eating disorder 5 Domestic violence

3 Bullying 6 Myth or reality

Definition of mental issues:

It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine
how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important
at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and aging.

Retaj Maher
 Signs that you are emotionally exhausted

● lack of motivation.
● trouble sleeping
● irritability
● physical fatigue
● feelings of hopelessness
● absentmindedness
● apathy
● headaches
● a lot of mental breakdowns
retaj maher
 How to overcome the feeling of tiredness

● Eat a balanced diet.

● Get regular exercise.
● Drink more water.
● Cut down on caffeine.
● Get good sleep.

retaj maher
 Depression

Depression Male’s rate

Depression is a state of low mood South korea: 17.2%
and it Is a serious medical illness
that negatively affects how you
feel, the way you think and how
you act.

Symptoms Woman’s rate

● Mood swings South Korea: 24%
● Sadness
● Insomnia
● Headache

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
Factors that play role in depression

Genetics Brain Changes

Depression can run in Differences in certain chemicals in
families. the brain may contribute to
symptoms of depression

Environme
Drugs nt
Drugs can lead to Continuous exposure to
changes in brain which violence, neglect, abuse or
can cause mental poverty
health issues.

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
How to overcome depression
Medication
03 Antidepressants might
be prescribed to help
modify one’s brain
chemistry.

Psychotherapy
02 “Talk therapy,” is sometimes
used alone for treatment of
mild depression.

Live healthy
● Eat
01 ● Drink
● Sleep
● Exercise
● Meditate
Fatma Süleymanoğlu
 1 in 5 teens will experience depression

20% 80%

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
 Thoughts of a depressed person :
good evil
“I will be finally
free isn’t this what
“Will I ever get the I always
chance to meet my wanted ?!?!”
loved ones again?!”

“Achieve your dreams “There’s no

before going” way out”

“I should just kill

“Everyone loves you they myself. No one will
just don’t know that you miss me anyway.”
are sad”

Maryam Nabil
 Life is “Just do it nothing
meaningless will happen you
without you will feel no pain
after that”

How am i going to
Hope is the last get through life?
thing lost so its meaningless
carry on

Maryam Nabil
 Eating disorder
● When a person experiences severe changes in eating
behavior
● such as extreme reduction of food intake or extreme
overeating, or feelings of extreme distress or concern
about body weight or shape.
● Eating disorders usually start in the teenage years and
often occur along with depression, anxiety disorders
and substance abuse.
● Eating disorders can cause heart and kidney problems
and even death.

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
 Eating disorder causes
Anorexia nervosa: you become too thin, but you
don't eat enough because you think you are fat.
Causes are:
● Restriction of calories
● Compulsive exercise
● Intense fear of gaining weight
● Thinning of bones
● Brittle hair and nails
● Muscle weakness and loss
● Cardiac problems
●
drop in internal body temperature, causing
a person to feel cold all the time
● Dry and yellowish skin
Bulimia nervosa: involving periods of
overeating followed by purging, sometimes
through self-induced vomiting or using
laxatives
Causes are:
● Frequent episodes of binge eating and
then purging.
● Purging- vomiting, laxatives, fasting
and exercise
● Weakness
● Severe dehydration
● Sensitive teeth, worn tooth enamel
● Chronically inflamed and sore throat
● Intestinal distress and irritation from
laxative abuse
Fatma Süleymanoğlu
Eating Disorder causes

Rumination Disorder: Regurgitating food repeatedly after eating, but it’s not due a
medical condition.
Food is brought back to mouth without gagging or nausea and regurgitation may not
be intentional.
Causes:
● Food spit out
● The person eats significantly less
● Viral illness
● Emotional stress
● Physical Injury

Fatma süleymanoğlu
 Eating disorder - major red flags

· Skipping meals or making excuses for not eating

· Adopting an overly restrictive vegetarian diet

· Excessive focus on healthy eating

· Making own meals rather than eating what the family eats

· Counting calories

· Persistent worry or complaining about being fat and talk of losing weight

· Frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws

· Repeatedly eating large amounts of sweets or high-fat foods

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
 Bullying
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a
real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be
repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have
serious, lasting problems.

Maryam nabil
 The three types of bullying:

Social Physical Cyber

Bullying Bullying Bullying

Maryam Nabil
 Effects of bullying

● Loneliness
● Depression
● Anxiety disorders
● Social anxiety and avoidance
● Physical distress
● Behavioral problems

Maryam Nabil
Maryam Nabil
How is bullying related to suicide ?

Maryam Nabil
 Case of suicide due to bullying

Family of 13-year-old California girl who committed suicide after months of bullying
to file wrongful death lawsuit against the school district, attorney says here,
classmates would taunt her and call her names, including "whore" and
"slut,"In her suicide note, Rosalie apologized to her parents for being ugly."

Maryam Nabil
 Domestic violence
Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is often used as a synonym for
intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against
the other person, and can take place in relationships or families. In its broadest sense, domestic
violence also involves violence against children, parents, or the elderly.

Yumna Abdulqader
 Suicide notes for people who atemted suicide due to bullying

If you haven’t noticed the scars

I am only 14
on my hips or the fake smile on
I should be writing love letters
my lips or the forced laugh that
Not suicide notes
I am only 14 I adopted or the way I didn’t
I should be drawing with a pencil care anymore about the things I
Not with razors used to love then don’t u ever
I am only 14 stand beside my grave and cry
I should be waiting to go out with friends How can you cry for
Not waiting to be dead someone you don’t even
I am only 14 i shouldn’t be that deep know?!?

Maryam Nabil
 Forms of Domestic Violence

There are many types but these are the most common:
❏ Physical - Hitting, kicking, biting, slapping, pulling hair, stabbing, shooting, drowning, burning, hitting with an
object, threatening with a weapon, or threatening to physically assault and more.
❏ Verbal-Threatening to hurt or kill the victim or her children, name calling, telling victim they’re is unattractive or
undesirable, yelling, screaming,
❏ Economic- Controlling the family income, putting the victim on an allowance or allowing the victim no say in
how money is spent.
❏ Emotional-Using reality distorting statements or behaviors that create confusion and insecurity in the victim
like saying one thing and doing another, stating untrue facts as truth, and neglecting to follow through on stated
intentions. This can include denying the abuse occurred and/or telling the victim they’re is making up the abuse.
❏ Isolation-Isolation is a form of abuse often closely connected to controlling behaviors. It is not an isolated
behavior, but the outcome of many kinds of abusive behaviors. By keeping the victim from seeing who they want
to see, doing what they want to do, setting and meeting goals, and controlling how the victim thinks and feels.

Yumna Abdulqader
 Facts about Domestic Violence

● Approximately one in four women (23% or 2.2 million) experienced violence by an

intimate partner, compared to one in thirteen men (7.8% or 703,700).
● 85% of domestic violence victims are women
● As many as 324,000 women each year experience intimate partner violence
during their pregnancy
● Boys who witness domestic violence are 2 times as likely to abuse their own
partners and children when they become adults
● Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women – more than car
accidents, muggings, and rapes combined
● In 60% to 80% of intimate partner homicides, no matter which partner was
killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder
● Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

Yumna abdulqader
Yumna abdulqader
 Myth or reality?
1. People who talk about killing themselves don't do it; they are just looking for attention or it is just
a “cry for help.”

People who talk about killing themselves often make suicide attempts. it is not just a cry for.
2. Asking questions or talking about suicide with your friends will make them want to do it more.

Youth who are openly able to talk about the issue of suicide often have many beneficial outcomes,
including decreased risk for suicide.
3. People who are suicidal want to die.

People who are suicidal often just want the issue or problem to be solved.

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
 Myth or reality?
4. If someone really wants to die by suicide there is little or nothing that can be done to stop it.
Often people who are suicidal are in a state of crisis. When the crisis passes, so too does the
suicidal behaviour.
5. Listening to certain music, playing certain video games or watching certain television
shows can make someone suicidal.
Doing these things can have a potentially negative impact on individuals who are already
vulnerable to suicidal thoughts or behaviours. If a person is not already suicidal, listening to
certain music or watching a particular movie will not lead a person to be suicidal.

Fatma Süleymanoğlu
Asperger’s
syndrome
Farah Islam
 CONTENT
1 2 3
What is Characteristi What are
Asperger’s cs of a person Aspergers
syndrome? with strengths?
Asperger's

4 5 6
How does an Tips to Teach Are Aspergers
Children with
Asperger's Asperger’s Syndrome Gifted?
mind work? (AS) How to Describe
Farah Islam
Emotions
 “ I see people with Asperger’s syndrome as a
bright thread in the rich tapestry of life. ”
- Tony
Attwood

Farah Islam
 Signs of Asperger Syndrome
Asperger’s syndrome [AS]

Syndrome; a group of symptoms which consistently occur together.

Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in
social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted
and repetitive patterns of behaviour and interests.
Asperger’s syndrome refers to a less severe form of autism that is
believed to affect nearly 1 in 59 children.
It's not uncommon for people to dismiss the behavior of a child with
Asperger's Syndrome as nothing more than antisocial tendencies
which will be outgrown. While a child may develop skills to cope,
Asperger's is a lifelong condition, which means it cannot be treated.

Farah Islam
 Characteristics of a person with Asperger's

● Intellectual or Artistic Interest

● Speech Differences
● Delayed Motor Development
● Poor Social Skills
● The Development of Harmful Psychological Problems
● Persistence
● Masters of Routine

Farah Islam
The Development
Delayed
of Harmful
SpeechMotor
Intellectual
Poor Psychological
Development
skills Interest Problems
orDifferences
Persistence
social
Artistic

Farah Islam
 What are Aspergers strengths?

●Average to very high intelligence.

●Good verbal skills;
●Rich vocabulary.
●Ability to absorb and retain large amounts of information, especially about topics of special interest.
●Ability to think in visual images.
●Creative
●Good memory
●Passionate
●Desire to connect
●Focus
●Loyalty
●Honesty
●High Integrity

Farah Islam
 How does an Asperger's mind work?

The Asperger's mind enjoys and focuses on details, while the normal mind is more skilled at assembling whole
concepts from details.

Some people with Asperger's are visual thinkers and others are math, music, or number thinkers, but all think in
specific ways.

Farah Islam
 Tips on teaching asperger children how to describe emotions

● Teach them About Facial Expressions

You can utilize flashcards or photos to work on learning facial

expressions while you’re not in a social circumstance, so there is
far less weight on the child.

● Create an Emotions Chart

Sometimes, kids with Asperger’s syndrome (ASD) know what

they’re feeling, but they just don’t know the right way to
communicate it. Make a sentiments chart that has the names of
various feelings just as appearances that are demonstrating that
emotion.

Farah Islam
 Are aspergers gifted?

An increasing number of individuals with autism or Asperger's are identified as being gifted.
These twice-exceptional learners are in good company.

Nada ahmed:
“I think it is crucial to treat
mental issues and advice
our loved ones if they had
any in order to prevent
suicide”
Our Team
Farah Islam:
“Everyone should play a Retaj maher:
role in suicide prevention“ “ i get goosebumps, whenever i hear
the words : mental issues, and
suicide.”
 Fatma Süleymanoğlu: Maryam Nabil:
Yumna Abdulqader: “Suicide is not a remedy” “People who suicide
Suicide is not bad but arent the one to
ignoring suicde signs is blame”
the bad thing”
“ we need to work together to extend a helping hand, so that valuable lives
can be saved”
- unknown

THANK YOU !!